Birds to See in Malaysia in March
57 bird species on our list for Malaysia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Blue-eared Barbet, Barn Swallow and Great White Egret. New this month: Red-necked Phalarope and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Malaysia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 57 birds in March
57 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Mar
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentCommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made